Interplanetary dust particles in comets may hold major clues to understanding how planets were formed: Study
• 7 years agoSurviving samples of pre-solar dust are most likely to be preserved in comets – small, cold bodies that formed in the outer solar nebula.
Export drops 1.12% to $23 bn in Oct; trade deficit balloons as imports grow 7.6% to $37.11 bn
• 7 years agoTrade deficit widened to $14 billion during the month under review as against $11.13 billion in October 2016
Gems, jewellery exports rise 12% to $11.4 bn in Apr-Jul led by US demand
• 9 years agoGems and jewellery contribute about 14 percent to the country's overall exports
Budget 2015: Govt may consider reducing gold import duty by 2-4%
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe government may consider 2-4 percent reduction in gold import duty in the forthcoming Budget, a move that could help boost exports and manufacturing of gems and jewellery
Indian FMCG companies look for growth in GEMS
Fp Staff • 13 years agoGEMS aka Global Emerging Markets is the latest buzz word going around in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Space.
Want gold import duty gone, hurts jewellery industry: Comm Minister Sitharaman
Fp Archives • 11 years agoSitharaman expressed hope that once the CAD enters into comfort zone, the finance minister may want to reconsider relaxing the gold import norms.<br />
Zircon crystal found in Australia oldest piece of Earth at 4.4 bn years
Fp Archives • 11 years agoScientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 billion years ago.